Sai Sushma Yamjala
Quality Manager
Point Cook,AUSTRALIA
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Education
Master of Science - Advanced Materials Engineering
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC 02.2017 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Science - Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
JNTUH
Hyderabad, India 09.2008 - 06.2012
Work History
Quality Manager
Pact Group Holdings
Melbourne, VIC
03.2022 - Current
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Controlled resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and government regulations.
- Assisted in continuous improvement programs requiring lean or six sigma expertise
- Lead the Management Review Team on the maintenance of the FSMS
- Lead the Food Safety Team and the Food Safety program
- Establish and maintain records of costs associated with rework and customer complaints
Quality Engineer
Pact Group Holdings
Melbourne, VIC
03.2019 - 03.2023
- Facilitated process improvements to successfully decrease errors.
- Created and maintained detailed reports on QP's and FSMS
- Led problem-solving activities to quickly identify and permanently resolve quality and productivity issues.
- Developed traceability documentation to aid in investigating faults and defects.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive quality assurance program to guarantee organization products met safety and quality standards.
- Researched and evaluated new techniques and technologies to improve product quality.
- Recommended revisions to internal controls and operational and management policies and procedures.
- Escalated concerns about project and process quality, referring discovered issues to engineering manager for correction.
- Executed operational audits and assessed company operations, compliance and other associated risks.
- Reported on non-compliance issues and other negative factors discovered during production.
- Implemented new strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency of engineering team.
- Conducted technical evaluations of engineering designs and test results.
- Analyzed and interpreted customer requirements to develop engineering solutions.
- Conducted research to identify and evaluate new technologies and concepts.
- Developed and maintained relationships with suppliers to facilitate quality and timely delivery of materials.
Technical Intern
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Work on Machine Learning and Alloy Design Project, communicating with team members to accomplish objectives and meet high standards
- Use artificial intelligence to predict alloy compositions and properties, especially ultimate tensile strength, for potential use in future metallic alloys
- Work with CES EduPack, Python language, SciKit Learn Machine learning and other software
- Uphold laboratory standards and ensure high degree of accuracy in all calculations
Research Fellow
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
Hyderabad, India
08.2012 - 08.2016
- Performed research for characterisation tools and techniques, investigating microstructure of advanced engineering materials
- Used relevant computational modelling and simulation tools
- Operated FIB in preparing site-specific TEM samples and 3D imaging, SEM, optical microscope and basic TEM operation
- Used high-resolution imaging, EAX, electron-back scattered diffraction (EBSD), in-situ heating and cooling in SEM, and indexing of TEM patterns
- Prepared TEM samples (including brittle bulk samples), 3D atom probe tip and SEM samples
- Performed grinding, polishing, PIPS, vibratory and electro-polishing techniques for sample preparation
- Maintained strong understanding of structural properties of various alloys, including Ti, Ni and Al alloys, superalloys, steels, Cu-Sn materials and fractography samples
- Used Thermo-Calc to establish equilibrium phases expected and their composition as a function of temperature, SADP pattern simulations, Image J and MetImage LX plus software
- Performed basic mechanical testing, including tensile/compression, hardness and impact
Skills
Quality processes
Operational improvements
Market research experience
Employee training
Statistical analysis skills
Problem-solving abilities
Familiarity with quality standards
Staff Management
Timeline
Quality Manager
Pact Group Holdings
03.2022 - Current
Quality Engineer
Pact Group Holdings
03.2019 - 03.2023
Technical Intern
Monash University
11.2018 - 03.2019
Master of Science - Advanced Materials Engineering
Monash University
02.2017 - 11.2018
Research Fellow
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
08.2012 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
JNTUH
09.2008 - 06.2012